And the Magic in the stare, Of the Wild Eyed Boy…
Following our exclusive last week, (08.05.2009 NEWS: DOUBLE CD 40TH ANNIVERSARY SPACE ODDITY ALBUM DUE) EMI has released a press release (see PR section above) committing themselves to an October 12th release for the Space Oddity 40th Anniversary Edition.
The label also announced that, aside from the double CD and digital download, the album will get a simultaneous release on 180gm heavyweight vinyl…
Space Oddity 40th Anniversary 180 gram limited edition vinyl:
Side 1:
1. Space Oddity
2. Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed
3. Letter To Hermione
4. Cygnet Committee
Side 2:1. Janine
2. An Occasional Dream
3. Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud
4. God Knows I’m Good
5. Memory Of A Free Festival
EMI also plans to get as close to the original gatefold cover as feasible, but with the added bonus of a poster and a printed inner dust jacket.
The title Space Oddity will also be removed from the front, in keeping with the original Philips David Bowie album.
With all of this and EMI’s intention to get back to the original sound, this Space Oddity 40th Anniversary vinyl edition should be the best vinyl pressing since the Philips/Mercury release almost forty years ago.